Thursday, August 29, 2013

Tzatziki tuna salad


For two days:

60g bag of washed rocket
2 x 95g tins of tuna in olive oil
400g tin of butter beans
tub of tzatziki

Monday, August 26, 2013

Roast vanilla strawberries

1 punnet strawberries
1/2 tsp vanilla
15ml castor sugar

Oven at 190 C
Mix ingredients together & spread in a baking tin. Roast 20 minutes. Serve with ice cream or yogurt or shortbread or chantilly cream.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Awesome dressing for tuna salad

For 2 big plates of salad:
2 Tbsp (15ml) capers, chopped finely
2 cornichons, chopped finely
grated rind of 1/2 lemon
2 Tbsp (15ml) lemon juice
1 tsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp (15ml) EVO oil
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
salt & pepper

(Salad:
About 180g tinned tuna
a cos lettuice or 1/2 a radicchio
basil
parsley
1/2 a red onion, blanched
1/2 punnet of cherry tomatoes)

Saturday, August 10, 2013

City2Surf muffins



Makes 6:

1 cup toasted muesli
1/2 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup sultanas
1 egg
30ml brown sugar
1/4 cop light olive oil
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp vanilla
Desiccated coconut & pumpkin seeds

Oven at 200 C, grease 6 muffin holes.
Blitz dry ingredients in food processor then stir in sultanas.
Blitz wet ingredients & gently fold through dry.
Sprinkle with coconut & pumpkin seeds.
Bake 20 mins (until skewer comes out clean.)